A young woman called Ameena arrives at her place of work, a small tailoring workshop, and immediately infuses the scene with discomfort. Something seems to be weighing on her, something which is far from the immediate reality of her imminent wedding. Portrayal of our protagonist’s thoughts reveal her conundrum, her love for a man, Kumar, who doesn’t have the same religious identity as her. <br><br> By delineating the woe and tribulations of the young lovers, the film quietly presents a comment on the many shackles that confine and withhold love, eventually concluding with a sense of perhaps wish fulfilment, in this world or the next, where these confines cease to exist. 


Ameena | Short Film Nominee

In a country that is seeing an increase in the sensitivity surrounding discussions on religion, the short film portrays a struggle of two people, gaining all the more relevance in the contemporary context. It speaks of a bond of love and companionship between an interfaith couple who perhaps never even allowed themselves the acceptance of their true emotions for each other. <br><br> After having always nurtured their closeness in the garb of friendship, it is now time to make an important decision that would alter the course of their friendship in a lasting manner. It is by engaging with this moment that the film also initiates a conversation on society's relationship with love between two people of opposing religious identities.

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